Industrial Maintenance Mechanic - Food & Beverage Processing

Job Description

Job DescriptionAbout the Role

From the first line start-up to the last pallet shipped, you’ll be the hands-on expert keeping production, processing, and facility systems running safely and smoothly. As an Industrial Maintenance Mechanic, you’ll reduce downtime, safeguard food quality, and support both manufacturing and distribution in a fast-paced, highly regulated environment.

A Day in the Life

You arrive to review overnight work orders, walk the lines, and prioritize preventive maintenance. A conveyor needs a chain tension check, a compressor is trending hot, and a packaging line VFD is throwing a fault. You diagnose issues across mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems; coordinate with production to schedule repairs; perform precise fixes; then document everything before moving on to the next challenge. In between calls, you help install an upgraded servo drive and assist utilities with a boiler tune-up to keep HVAC and chilled water stable for refrigerated areas.

What You’ll Maintain and Improve

• Production and packaging assets: conveyors, pumps, motors, compressors, valves, and automated equipment
• Facility and utilities: HVAC, boilers, plumbing, lighting, and compressed air systems
• Preventive and corrective work to minimize unplanned downtime and extend asset life
• Troubleshooting across mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems
• Equipment installations, upgrades, and process improvements alongside operations
• Work order accuracy, timely documentation, and a clean, organized, safe workspace
• Strict adherence to safety, food safety, and sanitation procedures

What You Bring

• High school diploma or GED; technical certification or vocational training preferred
• 2+ years of maintenance experience in manufacturing, food processing, or an industrial setting
• Strong mechanical aptitude and working knowledge of electrical systems
• Ability to interpret schematics, blueprints, and technical manuals
• Experience with automated equipment, PLCs, and VFDs is a plus
• Detail-oriented problem solver who thrives independently and in teams
• Flexibility to support shifts, weekends, and on-call coverage as needed

Physical Demands & Environment

• Stand, walk, and bend regularly; lift up to 50 lbs
• Comfort operating in cold, wet, or refrigerated areas
• Work at heights or in confined spaces when required
• Fast-paced manufacturing and distribution environment with exposure to machinery, refrigeration, and food-grade sanitation standards

Technical Fluency

• Mechanical troubleshooting
• 120/208/240/480 VAC systems
• Electrical installation, troubleshooting, and repair
• Pneumatics troubleshooting
• Boiler operation
• General maintenance and repair
• Industrial electrical experience

Tools & Technologies You’ll Use

• MIG and Stick welding equipment
• Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs)
• Conveyor systems
• Servo motors